ArticleEnvironmental research2021
Chronic exposure to air pollution and risk of mental health disorders complicating pregnancy.
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- Maternal air pollution exposure and postpartum depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of global health · 2026Pooled it
- Air pollution, depressive and anxiety disorders, and brain effects: A systematic review.Neurotoxicology · 2022Pooled it
- Preconception and early-pregnancy exposure to ambient air pollution and trajectories of depressive symptoms during pregnancy.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2026Article
- Impact of Pollution on Mental Health: A Systematic Review of Associations, Methodological Challenges, and Future Directions.Health science reports · 2026Review
- Environmental Chemicals and Maternal Depression During and After Pregnancy: a Scoping Review.Current environmental health reports · 2026Article
- Long-term PM2.5 exposure and mental health disparities: A prospective analysis of the All of Us Research Program.Environmental research · 2025Article
- Association between Prenatal Particulate Matter Exposure and Neuropsychiatric Disorders Development.Biomolecules & therapeutics · 2025Review
- Association of Antepartum and Postpartum Air Pollution Exposure With Postpartum Depression in Southern California.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Air quality and mental health: evidence, challenges and future directions.BJPsych open · 2023Article
- How Does Environmental Information Disclosure Affect Public Health? Evidence from the New Ambient Air Quality Standards.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Association between ambient air pollution and perceived stress in pregnant women.Scientific reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundAir pollution is associated with mental health in the general population, but its influence on maternal mental health during pregnancy has not been assessed.
objectiveWe evaluated the relationship between unspecified mental disorders complicating pregnancy and depression with average air pollution exposure during 3-months preconception, first trimester and whole pregnancy.
methodsAmbient air pollution was derived from a modified Community Multiscale Air Quality model and mental health diagnoses were based on electronic intrapartum medical records. Logistic regression models assessed the odds of unspecified mental disorder complicating pregnancy (n = 11,577) and depression (n = 9793) associated with an interquartile range increase in particulate matter (PM) less than 2.5 μm (PM
resultsWhole pregnancy exposure to PM DISCUSSION: Whole pregnancy exposure to PM
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